Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kupi in the Konkani language is the name of a plant identified with Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum. from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Rondeletia asiatica, Webera corymbosa, Chomelia asiatica. For the possible medicinal usage of kupi, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Kupi [कुपी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Acalypha ciliata Forssk. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Acalypha ciliata var. trichophoraRicinocarpus ciliatus, .

Kupi [कुपी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Acalypha indica L. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Acalypha chinensis, Acalypha ciliata, Acalypha somalensis, Acalypha spicata.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kupi in India is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus baillonianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences (2008)
· Species Plantarum
· Taiwania (1991)
· Fl. Carol. (1788)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1894)
· Flora of Thailand (2005)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kupi, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kupī (कुपी).—f (kutupa S) A sort of glass bottle or phial. Ex. ēka suvarṇakupī alaukika ||.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kupī (कुपी).—f A sort of phial, a small bottle.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kūpī (कूपी):—[from kūpa] f. a small well, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] the navel, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] a flask, bottle, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] (cf. [Greek] κύπη.)

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kūpī (कूपी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kūvī.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kūpi (ಕೂಪಿ):—

1) [noun] a hollow place; a depression on the surface of the earth.

2) [noun] a rounded knotty depression in the centre of the belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord; the umbilicus; the navel.

3) [noun] a container, of usu. small size, for liquids, made of glass (as an ink-pot).

4) [noun] a bottle or flask used, as an oil container.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+16): Kupi-kupit, Kupica, Kupichettu, Kupidu, Kupika, Kupikkala, Kupila, Kupilan, Kupilenal, Kupilu, Kupiluh, Kupin, Kupina, Kupinan, Kupinda, Kuping besi, Kupini, Kupinin, Kupinjala, Kupintaku.

Ends with: Burmaparokupi, Dipakupi, Jalakupi, Kacakupi, Kachakupi, Masikupi, Pittaci-kupi, Sangamkupi, Sangkupi, Tundakupi.

Full-text: Masikupi, Jalakupi, Kacakupi, Dipakupi, Tundakupi, Tundakupika, Kupi-kupit, Pittaci-kupi, Tamakupa, Kuvi, Kupa, Kup.

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